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Lancelot 1 2 Lancelot Lancelot 3 4 Lancelot EDITORIAL CONTENTS “Treat the Earth well. It was not a Editorial ............................................................. 5 gift to you from your parents, it is Readers’Letters .............................................. 6-10 on loan to you from your children.” Rotary Founder Returns to the UK ............. 12-13 Kenyan proverb Fiscal Advice – Taxes and Pensions .................... 1 4 Property Guide ................................................. 1 5 Round the Island by Car ............................. 16-21 Royal and Ancient Capital Janubio Salt Ponds ...................................... 22-29 600 Years - Teguise Canarians of San Antonio, Texas, ................. 30-32 Canarians of St Bernard- New Orleans. ....... 33-37 Cabildo Tourist Centres ............................... 40-41 elcome to Lanzarote and welcome to Eating - Dining Out .................................... 42-43 Lancelot, the island’s quality magazi- Health - Check-Up for Sportspeople ................. 4 4 ne now in its 34th year of publication. W Celebrating Local Fiestas .................................. 4 5 We hope that our articles, information and news items help you enjoy your holiday to the full whe- Local News Roundup .................................. 46-65 ther relaxing on the beach or sightseeing. Lanzarote Cabildo ....................................... 46-51 The past and present of the Island are irre- Canarian Government ................................. 52-53 trievably bound up with each other. Teguise Tias District – Puerto del Carmen ................ 54-55 Town, known as the Royal and Ancient Capi- Yaiza District – Playa Blanca ........................ 56-57 tal of Lanzarote, was named for a princess who Arrecife Town – Island Capital .................... 58-59 lived at the time of the pre-Hispanic inhabi- San Bartolomé Town….Playa Honda ........... 60-61 tants known as Guanches. In the 18th cen- Teguise Town – Costa Teguise ...................... 62-63 tury, following a decade of natural catastrophes which destroyed the local agriculture many is- Haria Town and Countryside ....................... 64-65 landers emigrated in search of food and work. Local Photo News ....................................... 66-70 Two centuries later in 1974, industrial giant Rio Tourist Information .......................................... 7 1 Tinto received building permission from the Bridge and Simple Crossword .......................... 7 2 Ayuntamiento of Teguise to develop 11 million General Crossword – Local Organisations ........ 7 3 m2 of land on the coast to be called Costa Tegui- Concerts & Cultural Events .............................. 74 se. In order to attract high quality tourism César Manrique was appointed artistic director and the 5 star Las Salinas Hotel was built and soon after, King Hussein of Jordan purchased a villa nearby. This marked the birth of tourism in Teguise District which has flourished as an up market resort ever since completing 600 years of history. President: Antonio Coll Having enjoyed your holiday you may wish to Lancelot Medios General Manager: Javier Betancort buy a holiday-cum-retirement home on an island Director Lancelot TV: Jorge Coll with 12 months a year sunshine only a few hours Honorary Editor: Larry Yaskiel away from the UK, Ireland and most European Advertising and Layout: Liz Yaskiel cities. Have a great holiday and remember, Hard Graphic Design: Betty Romero Brexit or Soft Brexit, Brits have been welcome on Lanzarote for the past 600 years. Have a great holi- Photography: Jesús Betancort day and adios until 1 December. Avda. Mancomunidad s/n (Arrecife Gran Hotel) 35500 Arrecife - Lanzarote Tel: 928 51 20 26 e-mail: [email protected] Whilst every attempt is made to ensure that ar- Published quarterly: 1 March, 1 June, 1 September, ticles and advertisements are factually correct, the 1 December. No part of this magazine may be reproduced or publishers and printers cannot be held responsible broadcast without the written consent of the Publisher. for any errors or omissions. Intending purchasers Copyright LANCELOT. Depósito Legal GC 846-2014 must satisfy themselves by inspection or otherwise Distibution: Totaldis - Printed by Minerva, Lanzarote of each of their statements. No. 146, 2018 http://www.lancelot.es/prensa.php e-mail:[email protected] Lancelot 5 LETTERS TO LANCELOT GUINEVERE This refers to a re- ID number. You will also be given port in our previous issue of the visit a green credit card size certificate of an official Canary Islands Gover- that you will need to have on you at nment delegation to the launch of all times while in Spain. the Tricenntenial celebration of the If you have an A4 size green re- founding of San Antonio in which sidency certificate, you have already Canary Island Descendents, espe- registered as a resident. If you regis- cially from Lanzarote, played such tered over 5 years ago, then please San Antonio, Texas a prominent role. Lancelot was the re-register as a permanent resident. Dear Sir only publication invited. Permanent residents have more se- I wanted to thank you for sen- cured rights for the future, such as ding the handsome copies of The H e a l t h c a r e i n S p a i n the right to access health. Lancelot to our office and for the A l l y o u r q u e s t i o n s a n s w e r e d Do you already have a NIE, but kind, personal note attached to it! Dear Sir, it’s on a white piece of paper? What a beautiful photo spread of Could you kindly bring the fo- Sorry to say but you have not re- the festivities from March. It was llowing to the attention of your gistered as a resident. You will need wonderful meeting you and Liz and readers: to register as such with the National we hope all is well! What is “getting residencia” Police as soon as possible if you are All the best from San Antonio, exactly? living in Spain. “Getting residencia” is when you When do you need to get it? Ian Cruz register as a resident in Spain with Spanish law states that you should International Relations Specialist the Spanish national police (extran- do it within the first three months International Relations Office jería or local police station). During of having moved to Spain. If you Economic Development the process you will be assigned a haven’t done it yet, complete the Department NIE (número de identificación ex- process as soon as possible. City of San Antonio tranjero) in other words a foreigner’s What do you need to bring? 6 Lancelot LETTERS TO LANCELOT For EU nationals, it is quite gistered as a resident for at least five Please be aware that you will pro- straightforward. You will need to years, you can then apply for per- bably need to make an appointment bring proof of healthcare cover ( manent residency? Once you have (cita previa) in order to register. In such an S1 form or confirmation that, you will always be covered for some areas there are month long of the convenio especial, or a work healthcare in Spain just like a Spa- waiting lists so please start the pro- contract) and proof of income (e.g. nish resident. Please see residency- cedure as soon as possible. You can proof of pension). Please go to your based healthcare for more informa- make an appointment to apply for nearest extranjería or police office tion. residency, or to move onto perma- for the complete list of all suppor- Is being on the padron the nent residency on the web. ting documents. You can also find same or just as good as being re- Does it seem complicated? this list on the Spanish Ministry of gistered as a resident? If you are worried about the the Interior’s website here (infor- No. Being registered as a resi- process you can hire a translator, a mation in Spanish). dent means that you have secured gestor or get a Spanish speaker to Why do you need it? your rights as a resident in Spain. go along with you. If you live in an Apart from it being the law, you You have registered on a national area where there are many foreig- will be asked for your NIE anyti- register. ners or other British nationals the me you need to carry out official Being registered on the padron town hall can help you out too. transactions such as registering for means that you have registered with If you have any further queries healthcare (e.g. S1 form), social se- your local town hall and municipa- on the above, you can contact the curity, getting a bank account, or lity. This means you have secured team: [email protected] even a bus pass… your rights to access local services. Healthcare Spain And there are even more ad- You have also secured funding for vantages. your council so they can provide Having residencia secures your those services. healthcare for the future. Did you You need to register on both. know that when you have been re- How do I start? Lancelot 7 LETTERS TO LANCELOT English Words Adapted ships used to arrive loaded with se. On our return to our home in into Spanish cargo, instead of local shopkee- Dresden we were pleasantly surpri- Dear Sir, pers going on board individually in sed to see a wonderful film on TV During a repeat of the Channel search of product they appointed an about a holiday at La Caleta at Fa- 4 series a Place in the Sun recor- agent to act on behalf of them all. mara Bay where we spent practically ded on Tenerife, presenter Amanda He became known as the Cambu- every day of our visit. The island is Lamb spoke about many Spanish llonero which is derived from two an absolutely perfect location for words used by locals in the Canary expressions: the sign “Come and making films, volcanic landscape Islands which are based on the ori- buy one” displayed in English-ow- with wonderful scenery in the coun- ginal meaning in English.